You will be able to experience some of the history of the Belgian community this summer in Door County while touring an early 1900s school classroom.  The Belgian Heritage Center renovated the old schoolhouse facility in Namur last year and added to an already impressive cultural history exhibit.  President Joe Alexander shares the improvements done to the building this past year as the Belgian Heritage Center prepares to open for the season on May 24th. 

Alexander notes that Northeastern Wisconsin was the largest settlement of Walloon people in the United States, peaking at 5,167 in 1880.  Walloon is a language of French dialect spoken in southeastern Belgium.  The Belgian Heritage Center will host a Booyah and Bread lunch event on Sunday, April 21, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.  You can find more details on that event and the history of the Belgian settlement in Door County here.